#MWC11: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro hands-on video
The Xperia Play may have stolen the show at Sony Ericsson’s MWC 2011 press conference, but let’s not forget that the company announced two other new handsets here in Barcelona: Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro. Like the Vivaz and Vivaz Pro before them, the Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro share most of their specs: 3.7 [...]
#MWC11: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play hands-on video
As you may have heard earlier today, Sony Ericsson has officially announced the Xperia Play – the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone. I’ve just been at SE’s MWC 2011 press conference where the Xperia Play was presented alongside other two new Android 2.3 Gingerbread handsets: the Xperia Pro and Xperia Neo (we’ll talk about them [...]
WSJ: iPhone Nano, MobileMe Overhauls Coming
I’ll be honest: when the Wall Street Journal reported last fall that Verizon would be getting an iPhone in January/February of this year, I had some huge doubts about it. After years of hearing these kinds of rumors, I just felt it was another one of those rumors. Obviously I had to eat my words [...]
Samsung Also Announces Galaxy Tab 10.1, Available on Vodafone this Spring
The moment has finally come for Samsung to make the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (previously known as the Galaxy Tab 2) official, complete with press release and pics, at MWC 2011. Available sometime this Spring, the Honeycomb tablet with dual-core CPU and HSPA+ amongst other goodies will be a hearty competitor to the likes of the [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Officialized at MWC. Available in March 2011, on Verizon Early Spring
We’ve heard about the Playstation Phone, also officially known as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, for months now. We all got creeped out by the Super Bowl commercial. We’ve seen the leaked photos and specs, and after all this time, Sony Ericsson is now officially talking it up on stage at the press conference at [...]
Sony Ericsson Announces Xperia Neo and Pro at MWC 2011
Sony Ericsson is on stage right now doing its live presentation of the latest Xperia devices at MWC 2011. We’ve seen the Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro announced so far, and though we’re anticipating another much more hyped-up Xperia to be announced soon, we still want to give these two devices some good face-to-face time. [...]
Samsung Makes Galaxy S II Truly Official at MWC
Is it the Samsung Galaxy S 2, or the Galaxy S II? However you want to say or type it, the new flagship device for Samsung that has been one of the worst-kept secrets ever is now officially official, and there’s a fancy press release to go along with it. I have to say that [...]
Nokia MWC Press Briefing live
On Friday, February 11th Nokia shocked the mobile industry announcing that is making Microsoft’s Windows Phone it’s primary smartphone platform. It’s huge risk and leap of faith for Nokia, but maybe there was no other way. We’ll see what will come of this alliance in the next couple of years. The first Nokia WP7 concepts [...]
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Reaches 8000 App Milestone; Quickly Approaching 10K
For a brand new first-gen OS platform, Microsoft has put its Marketplace in a very good position. In just a matter of 3 months the number of available apps has shot up to more than 8,000. At the pace it’s going, it will likely reach the 10,000 app milestone in under 2 weeks from now. [...]
Bug Discovered on Verizon iPhone, Cannot Conference Call More than 3 Lines
It seems the last couple weeks all we have heard about is the argument about whether Verizon or AT&T has the better iPhone, and what makes each one different. We’ve heard the argument that AT&T’s iPhone can do simultaneous voice and data, and that it can be used internationally. Not to mention the fact that [...]
Motorola DROID X2 Daytona Gets Blurrycam Pics, DROID 3 Details Emerge
It’s incredibly weird to see so much happening in the mobile world at this time early on a Sunday morning, but something tells me the news won’t stop coming at such a mad pace until the end of MWC 2011 on Thursday. PhoneArena has uncovered some early pictures of the Motorola DROID X2, codenamed Daytona. [...]
LG Officially Unveils MWC 2011 Lineup: Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad Featured
File this one under “not a shocker whatsoever”. LG has put together a press release detailing its premier device lineup for MWC 2011, with the LG Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad being the two flagship devices and the Optimus 2X and Black following behind them. We all knew the 3D and Pad were coming to [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and Galaxy S 2 Pictures Emerge in the Flesh, in Time for MWC
Earlier we reported on official pictures of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 leaking out in addition to more details on the 10.1″ Galaxy Tab 2 ahead of Sunday’s much-anticipated Samsung press conference. Now we are pleased to report that we have received even more images of both devices, in the flesh, being held by actual [...]
Unwired Deals: Droid X, HD7, G2, and More
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, which means this is a great time to be shopping around for phones. Not only did T-Mobile have its “get any phone free” promotion this weekend, Amazon also appears to have dropped prices on some of the hottest phones as well. We don’t know how long these deals will go on [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II photo leaked; more details on the Galaxy Tab II
While we’re still waiting for Samsung to officially announce the next-generation Galaxy S (it will happen tomorrow, here in Barcelona, at MWC 2011), an alleged official photo of it has hit the Internet. If you were expecting the Galaxy S II (that’s what its official name seemingly is) to be an awesome-looking smartphone, you’ll be [...]
ViewSonic V350 dual-SIM Android phone announced
ViewSonic – the company that’s rumored to bring one of the world’s first Android 2.4 smartphones, the ViewPad 4 – has announced a new handset at MWC 2011 (of course, there are still a few days until the show properly starts, but that doesn’t matter much). The new device is the ViewSonic V350, an Android [...]
Last Day to Win a Skullcandy Headphone!
It’s been a crazy week for us in mobile and in general, and there’s no better way to end it than with the good news that you won something. So, before today is over, make sure you head on over to our Facebook page and leave a comment on our Weekly Contest section, and you [...]
Shocker: Nokia officially adopts Windows Phone as its “primary smartphone platform”
While I did expect Nokia and Microsoft to unveil some sort of Windows Phone-related partnership, I didn’t expect to hear this: Nokia has just announced that Windows Phone would be its “primary smartphone platform.” That’s right, the giant Finnish company has pretty much acknowledged that neither Symbian, nor MeeGo will save it from losing market [...]
Alltel Samsung Gem runs Android 2.1, is free on contract
Alltel has announced the Samsung Gem today. This is a midrange smartphone running Android 2.1, and was first seen all the way back in August of last year alongside the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon. Since then, it’s appeared in a Best Buy guide, also with Verizon branding. And it’s been officially unveiled by Samsung in [...]
Verizon Palm Pre 2 pre-orders have started, it costs $99.99 and will ship on February 17
HP has started taking pre-orders for the Verizon Palm Pre 2. Contrary to what we found out yesterday, the phone will only start shipping on February 17 (a week from now), in line with previous rumors. We also know the price now. It will be $99.99 if you sign a new two-year contract. Getting the [...]